dee

 

Individual Discussion Board Questions:

1.) It’s argued that grounded theory is an inductive approach to  research. What does this mean? How does the constant comparative method  apply to the grounded theory method (GTM)? Imagine that you are going to  perform a grounded theory analysis in your organization. Describe  something you might be interested in studying. Now, sketch out what you  might find in terms of Glaser and Strauss’s first two stages of the  comparative method. Describe some of the specific categories that might  emerge and how those categories might subsequently be integrated. Do you  suspect your results will be generalizable? Why or why not? 

2.) Semiotics pertains to the symbols and meanings associated with  signs. Describe some symbols that are imbued with meaning. Are these  symbols positive, negative, or neutral? Why? Is it really true that  “there is no meaning inherent in any sign” (Babbie, 2020, p. 388)? Why  or why not?

3.) Compare and contrast the three types of coding: open coding,  axial coding, and selective coding. In your hypothetical grounded theory  analysis, describe how this coding scheme may play out. In other words,  what would your specific concepts be at each of these subsequent levels  of coding? Why?

4.) Drawing on Babbie’s concept mapping example found in Figure 13-3,  construct a concept map for your hypothetical grounded theory study.